Discover the art of simple, family-friendly cooking with Yumi in this episode of "Nihongo no Tane." Join her as she shares her culinary journey, from experimenting with vegetarian recipes to catering to her family's diverse tastes. Don't miss this engaging and relatable episode!

KEY VOCABULARY:

1. 飽(あ)きられてしまいます Will get tired of [飽(あ)きる (to get tired of); passive form + しまう (to end up); ます (polite form)]
2. 組(く)み合(あ)わせて Combine [組(く)み合(あ)わせる (to combine); て-form (conjunctive form)]
3. 高度(こうど)な Advanced
4. 真似(まね)はできません Cannot imitate [真似(まね) (imitation); は (topic marker); できません (cannot do)]
5. 結婚(けっこん)したばかり Just married [結婚(けっこん)する (to marry); した (past tense); ばかり (just)]
6. 引(ひ)っ越(こ)しをきっかけに Triggered by moving [引(ひ)っ越(ご)し (moving); を (object marker); きっかけ (trigger; opportunity); に (particle indicating context)]
7. 処分(しょぶん)しまして Disposed of [処分(しょぶん)する (to dispose); し (stem form); まして (polite form)]
8. 手元(てもと)にあるのは What I have on hand [手元(てもと) (on hand); に (particle indicating location); ある (to have); の (nominalizer); は (topic marker)]
9. 印刷(いんさつ)したもの Printed thing [印刷(いんさつ)する (to print); した (past tense); もの (thing)]
10. 訳(やく)したもの Translated thing [訳(やく)す (to translate); した (past tense); もの (thing)]
11. 手(て)の込(こ)んだもの Elaborate thing [手(て)の込(こ)む (to elaborate); だ (past tense); もの (thing)]
12. 複雑(ふくざつ)な Complex
13. 書(か)いてあったら If it is written [書(か)く (to write); て-form + ある (to be); たら (conditional)]
14. パパっと Quickly [onomatopoeic word indicating quickness]
15. さっと炒(いた)めるだけ Just quickly stir-fry [さっと (quickly); 炒(いた)める (to stir-fry); だけ (only)]
16. いまいち Not quite right; not very good [slang]
17. ひき肉(にく) Ground meat, etc.
18. 刻(きざ)んだもの Chopped things [刻(きざ)む (to chop); だ (past tense); もの (thing)]
19. 詰(つ)め込(こ)んで Stuffed [詰(つ)め込(こ)む (to stuff); て-form (conjunctive form)]
20. 喜(よろこ)ばれるもの Pleasing thing [喜(よろこ)ぶ (to please); passive form; もの (thing)]
21. 好(この)み Preference
22. 一人(ひとり)ずつ One by one [一人(ひとり) (one person); ずつ (each)]
23. 野菜(やさい)しか食(た)べません Only eat vegetables [野菜(やさい) (vegetables); しか (only); 食(た)べません (do not eat)]
24. 全員(ぜんいん)バラバラ All different [全員(ぜんいん) (everyone); バラバラ (different)]
25. 少(すく)なくとも At least
26. 食(た)べてもらえれば If they can eat [食(た)べる (to eat); ても (conditional); らえる (potential form); ば (if)]

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